And fans of Turtle Bay will no doubt have grown concerned when they saw a notice appear in the window of its city centre branch on Sunday evening - often an indicator that the restaurant in question is closing.

But thankfully the notice does not warn of a permanent closure, instead letting people know that a refurbishment is taking place.

Turtle Bay change of licence application

The Broad Quay restaurant will reopen at 5pm on Thursday, just in time for the weekend.

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Interestingly, there is also a planning application on the window requesting an earlier opening time and change of licence from Bristol City Council so that it can serve alcohol from 9am, two and a half earlier than its current opening time.

Turtle Bay has asserted itself as one of the country's most popular Caribbean restaurants since launching thanks to its reasonably priced authentic food and cocktails.